Improvement in pen and pencil cases



UNITED STA'rEs l lPaTEiSrr OFFICE.

JOHN H. RAUOH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN PEN AND PENCIL'CASES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 8,640, dated January 6,1852.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN I-I. RAUCH, of New York, in the county and State of VNew York, have invented a4 new and useful Extension and Slide Case for both Pen and Ever-Pointed Pencils; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the lannexed drawings, making a partof this specification,

in which* Figure 1 is an external view with the slid.'

terior of the case at the upper part. Fig. 6is

a top view or plan of the upper end of the sliding tube, showing the semicircular Hange attached to the pencil-tube, said flange being also attached or solderedto theinterior of thesliding tube. Fig. 7 is a view of a portion of the pencil-tube, showing the recess or slot in the collar to whichr the pen-holder is attached, the recess ,or slot'being for the purpose of allowing the spur orv projection by which the pencil is raised to pass through, so that either the pen or pencil may be operated-that is, drawn out or pressed'in-Without interfering with each other.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures.

The nature of my invention consists in attaching the pen-holder to a collar which en- Compasses the pencihtube, the collar slidingv freely thereon. A slot or recess is cut through the collar in order to allow the spur or projection by which the pencil is operated to pass. By this arrangement I dispense with the ordinary bands which encompass the case and slide thereon for the purpose of operat ing the pen and pencil, and am enabled to inclose both the pen-holder and pencil within a sliding tube, said sliding tube being pressed in and inclosed by the case when the implement is not in use and drawn out when desired. Thus I combine the extension-case with the slide-case for both pen and pencil.

To enable others skilled in the art to con` struct a case upon my improved plan, I will proceed to describe the manner in which it is constructed. 4

A, Figs. l, 2, 3, and 4, is the case. j

B, Figs. 3 and 4, is a tube having a circular iiange or collar a around it. This collar ex actly fills the lower end of the case A and is soldered to it, thus closing the end. The portion of the tube projecting beyond the collar and case has a screw-threadcut on it, on which the head C screws. The tube B forms the reserve for leads, it being closed at the 'inner end vand open at the outer end. (See dotted lines.) i

b is a band solderedwithin a caseAat the upper end, or the end opposite to thetube B. This band projects a short distance beyond the case, as seen in the Figs. 3 and 4, andhas two grooves or recesses c c, cut longitudinally through it at opposite points, (see Fig..5,) or the band may be described as beingformed ot` two` semicircular strips soldered Within the case, the ends of the strips not being in contact, by which the two grooves c c are formed. The object of these grooves or recesses will be hereinafter shown.

D is a sliding tube which works in thecase A and fits or worksagainst the inner surface of the band b. (See Figs. 3 and 4.) Acollar or iiange CZ is attached to the outer surface of the sliding tube D, at its lower end said collar or flange bearing against the inner surface of the case. Now it will be seen that the sliding tube is prevented from being withdrawn entirely out of the case as the upper end of the collar or `flange d comes in contact with the lower end of the baud b. (See Fig. 4.) Thus the sliding tube is secured to the case.

E, Figs. 3, 4, and 7, is the pencil-tube, or the tube in which the pencil-slide works. A spur or projection e is attached to the pencilslide F, said spur or projection passing through a slot f in the pencil-tube, (see Fig. 7 and dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 4,) the pencilslide being raised out of or depressed in the pencil-tube by operating upon the spur or projection c with the thumb-nail. G, Figs. 3, 4, and 7, is a collarwith pen-holder II attached, which encompasses the pencilf 1 operation will be plainly seen.

tube sliding freely thereon. This collar has a slot or recess g cut longitudinally lthrough it. (See Fig. 7.) This allows the spur or projection e of the pencil-slide to be moved the Whole length of the slot f Without interfering with the collar G. As the spur or'projection e passes through the slot or recess g in the collar, so likewise the collar `G, with penholder H attached, may be moved the entire length of the pencil-tube E without interfering with the spur e of the pencil-slide. The

. collar G is moved by operating upon the spur the sliding tube D, the semicircular flange i being soldered tov the inner surface of the sliding tube,'as Well as the circular collar or iiange j Thus the pencil-tube only moves with the sliding tube.A

The spuit@ of the pencil-slide F and the spur h of the collar G project through slots 7.4 Z in the sliding tube D, (see Figs. 3 and 4,) the slots being represented by the dark shade. Now the slots or recesses c c, which have been described in the band b, are for the purpose of allowing the spurs e h to pass in and out of the case A. This will be readily understood. 'Y

The several parts being now described, the

When carried in the pocket, the case A incloses the sliding tube D, pencil-tube E, pencil-slide F, and pen-holder H. (See Fig. 2.) When it is desired to use either pen or pencil, the sliding tubeD is Withdrawnfrom the case A. A flange m being attached to the upper end for the ngers .to grasp, the spurs c h pass through the slots or recesses c c in the band b. When the sliding tube is Withdrawn from the case, either the pen or pencil may be used by I pressing upthe spur e or the spur h, it'being understood that the spur e and collar G cannot interfere While being operated upon, owing to the slot or recess g in the collar G, and

it must also be understood that the slot or recess g is always in line or directly over the slot or recess f in the pencil-tube E, the collar being prevented from turning on the pencil-tube by the spur h working in the slot 7c in the sliding tube. j

The pen-holder H is kept firm and-'steady when Withdrawn from the sliding tube, owing to the collar G encompassing the pencil-tube, which allows little or no play to the holder if the collar be properly adjusted. It Will be seen that the semicircular collar or flange j only occupies one-half the space between the pencil-tube and inner surface of the sliding tube, the open space being for the pen-holder H to pass through. (See Fig. 6.)

It will thus be seen that by my arrangement I have a slide-case for both pen and pencil, and also an extension-case, which have hitherto not been combined, and a per- -son may have bot-h pen and pencil at his command and both inclosed in a portable case Which may be carried without inconven- I iencein the Waistcoat-poket.

-ln the slide-cases for both pen and pencil as at present constructed the pen-holder and pencil are operated by bands or rings which encompass the case, said bands or rings being connected to the pen-holder and pencil y by rivets Working in slots in the case. vThe rivets soon wear and become loose, and it is impossible'tohave an extension-case Where bands encompass the case. They are long and culnbrous and unhandy in the pocket.

I doy not claim the extension-case, as a sliding tube working in a case has been previously invented; neither do I claim a slidecase for both pen and pencil, as that is at present in use; but y What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The collar G, encompassing and sliding freely on the pencil-tube E, said collar having a slot or recess g cut through it, as shown and described, through which the spurne of the pencil-slide F may pass, by which arrangement either the pencil-slide F or pen-holder H may -be operated Without interfering with each other', the collar being prevented from turning on the pencil-tube E by means of the spur 71working in the slot la in the sliding tube D, and also by which arrangement I combine the extension-case with the slidecase for both pen and pencil, substantially asset forth.

JOHN H. RAUCH.

Witnesses:

O. D. MUNN, EL. Po'rHAMUs., 

